Thursday, March 15, 2012

On those days

When just getting out of bed is a chore - for whatever reason - I find myself more than ever drawn to music. More often thannot it's the music of my youth - not because I live in the past. Circumstances dictate I be seriously grounded in the now - but I find solace in older songs. The selection may be somewhat surprising - for instance this is one of my all time favorite songs, always in my top 10 but the title and subject may shock some who know me if we've ever discussed religion....

Then there's this one that makes me think of Lynn - who essentially left the building 10-11 years ago even though my primary purpose in life is to act as her caregiver

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Music lets me escape the realities of the day in some cases and reminds me of realities past in others. Some voices just get to me - here is Bev Bivens -my fave female voice of the sixties singing another favorite song of mine

And when I need a boost I listen to this one - an early rocker written by a friend of mine - and the subject of which is a book called The Kama Sutra

And now the music has served its purpose - I am ready to face the day. Come what may.

Ramana my mind is a steel trap for useless info so this music stuff is a piece of cake. Add to that the fact I always wanted to be a DJ and like most over here my age tried playing, I've just always been drawn to music.

Welcome Grannymar - I'm glad you enjoyed the musical interlude,. It'll be a semi-regular occurence here just to play some things I haven't heard in a while and maybe a recipe or two - I'm a decent cook.

It is the music of each's era that definitely seems to do it. It is much the same music that lifts me.

It is your situation with Lynn that has an unfathomable sadness attached to it and both Carol and I, having known and loved the two of you, feel sorrow over it. That you stay the course as you do shows more than words can express.